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israel has accomplished extraordinary achievements whether in technology, business, agriculture or defense. its innovations and advancements contribute to the daily lives of all americans. for example, some of the most important technology we use every day, including instant messenger, voice mail and computer processor was developed in israel. me medical is saving us. and israeli developed medical technologies are protecting american troops. mr. speaker, our partnership with israel is not just an investment in american jobs and american prosperity, but investment in freedom and democracy, simply put, investing in israel is investing in america and we must continue to maintain our strong relationship with the state of israel. i ask my colleagues to congratulate israel on her 65th anniversary independent day and reaffirm the lasting partnership between our two countries. thank you. ms. frankel: thank you, mr. murphy. i have the privilege of introducing the distinguished ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee, representative engel from the great state of new york. mr. engel: i
israel has accomplished extraordinary achievements whether in technology, business, agriculture or defense. its innovations and advancements contribute to the daily lives of all americans. for example, some of the most important technology we use every day, including instant messenger, voice mail and computer processor was developed in israel. me medical is saving us. and israeli developed medical technologies are protecting american troops. mr. speaker, our partnership with israel is not just...
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whether it's missile defense, on dome or rocket defense, the different weapons systems that we are assisting them with, our military to military relationship, i'm going to be in israel in a few days. our interests are very clear and common and so i would answer your question, that way i think the israelis know that and we know that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there are a lot of red lines out here and i'm just saying, this when we issue these red lines, the judgment call is that if there's a problem, we're going to act and obviously we have to do that diplomacy first but in reality we need to have the military capability to sustain some sort of operation if we start it. >> we have the military capability and we have the ability to provide the president what's required to protect the interests of this country and our allies. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> ms. granger. >> thank you. i have two questions and the first one is to general dempsey. we're talking about relationships. would you bring us up to date on the state of our relationship, military to military, with egypt and how important is
whether it's missile defense, on dome or rocket defense, the different weapons systems that we are assisting them with, our military to military relationship, i'm going to be in israel in a few days. our interests are very clear and common and so i would answer your question, that way i think the israelis know that and we know that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there are a lot of red lines out here and i'm just saying, this when we issue these red lines, the judgment call is that if...
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and defense personnel based upon legal guidance that has since been repudiated. the most important decision may have been to declare the geneva convention did not apply to al qaeda and taliban captives in afghanistan or guantanamo. the administration never specified what rules would apply instead. the task force believes that u.s. defense intelligence professionals and service members in harm's way need absolutely clear orders on the treatment of detainees, requiring, at a minimum, compliance with common article three of the geneva convention. this was not done. civilian leaders and military commanders have an affirmative responsibility to ensure that their sub ard natures comply with the laws of war. president obama has committed to observe the geneva conventions through an executive order, about the a future president could change it by the stroke of a pen. congress, one of our recommendations, needs to work with the administration to strengthen torture statutes, the war crimes act, and the uniform code of military justice to remove the loopholes that allow tor
and defense personnel based upon legal guidance that has since been repudiated. the most important decision may have been to declare the geneva convention did not apply to al qaeda and taliban captives in afghanistan or guantanamo. the administration never specified what rules would apply instead. the task force believes that u.s. defense intelligence professionals and service members in harm's way need absolutely clear orders on the treatment of detainees, requiring, at a minimum, compliance...
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the collective defense ministers and -- defense ministers agreed they would transfer forces for 2014. to give guidance for the general planning to take place. i think it is fair to say that our coalition partners are a very much looking for to see what the u.s. constitution will be post 20-14. -- post-2014. enabling support in most cases, i mean specifically evacuation post 2014, which they cannot provide but would need in place and for them to be committed -- would need inflation to keep it committed. >> is there anything we should be doing in the lead up to 2014 to provide those assurances to folks so everyone is in agreement on what happened? >> i do. i know the president is liberating now. as he makes a decision as far as the basic remarks, he has that wey committed would be there in some significant way post-2014. as he makes a specific decision i think it will be incumbent upon all of us to engage our coalition partners to ensure that we build the same effective coalition post 2014 that we have had over the past several years. i think it is a huge success story the way we brough
the collective defense ministers and -- defense ministers agreed they would transfer forces for 2014. to give guidance for the general planning to take place. i think it is fair to say that our coalition partners are a very much looking for to see what the u.s. constitution will be post 20-14. -- post-2014. enabling support in most cases, i mean specifically evacuation post 2014, which they cannot provide but would need in place and for them to be committed -- would need inflation to keep it...
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i have been a criminal defense attorney in michigan since 1984. i am very upset by the guy who called in and said that this guy should only get three to five years. as a defense attorney, it is hard for me to say this, he should be given life without parole and die in prison. host: talk to me about this item in this morning's "the new york a federalere they say official -- caller: i do not agree with that. everyone should be given their miranda rights. host: if he is not given his miranda rights then they cannot use anything he talks to them about in a trial should this case goes to trial. caller: that is correct. said everybody should be given their rights. even the people in gitmo. that is how america works. talkedhe president about the court procedure that will be following this arrest of dzokhar tsarnaev. [video clip] >> that american spirit means staying true to the unity that makes us strong. blogs,ng tweets and there is a temptation to latch on to any bit of information and sometimes jump to conclusions. when a tragedy like this happens, wh
i have been a criminal defense attorney in michigan since 1984. i am very upset by the guy who called in and said that this guy should only get three to five years. as a defense attorney, it is hard for me to say this, he should be given life without parole and die in prison. host: talk to me about this item in this morning's "the new york a federalere they say official -- caller: i do not agree with that. everyone should be given their miranda rights. host: if he is not given his miranda...
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i borrowed into this program as a way to write about the overall challenges of the defense budget, because this program is in some ways singular in terms of its tossed overruns, its delays, and the way it has been structured to, as i write in the piece, it's most effective defensive attribute may not be all of its radars and sensors and missiles and stealth technology and the ability to fight at -- fly its supersonic speed. it may be designed to evade budget cutters in washington. ajiv sunday atr 8:00. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will continue with our discussion from earlier about that boston bombing yesterday. it appears to be a terrorist attack. that is from a white house official. the white house officials saying it will be treated as such, as well. the president spoke in the briefing is -- briefing room yesterday. he did not call it an act of terror. this headline from "the wall street journal." kills at least three, injures 140. the number now at about 152, according to news reports this morning. also, that eight-year-old boy has been identified as well. he was killed
i borrowed into this program as a way to write about the overall challenges of the defense budget, because this program is in some ways singular in terms of its tossed overruns, its delays, and the way it has been structured to, as i write in the piece, it's most effective defensive attribute may not be all of its radars and sensors and missiles and stealth technology and the ability to fight at -- fly its supersonic speed. it may be designed to evade budget cutters in washington. ajiv sunday...
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during out of funding shows a lack of commitment to the idea of self-defense. this is a huge signal to terrorists around the world if we will not harm our pilots. i think we have one training facility in new mexico where the pilots are trained. , the pilots complained about the costs and expenses and the time away. we have got training facilities for police man in every state. i do not see any reason we could not cooperate and make it a lot cheaper. i am for saving money. i do not mind saving money. we have all kinds of costs and training facilities for police officers and state troopers. it should not be done in one place. let them learn how to do it and have it done. there's no reason why you can't have local training. i would also take military officers who have had extensive training and i would exempt them from half of the program so they can save time and expenses on getting it done. i think idea of deterrence cannot be measured. you can't measure how important it is to have deterrence. i think a lot of us would argue that having pilots armed is a great d
during out of funding shows a lack of commitment to the idea of self-defense. this is a huge signal to terrorists around the world if we will not harm our pilots. i think we have one training facility in new mexico where the pilots are trained. , the pilots complained about the costs and expenses and the time away. we have got training facilities for police man in every state. i do not see any reason we could not cooperate and make it a lot cheaper. i am for saving money. i do not mind saving...
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he talked about significant reductions and i would acknowledge that under section 1245-d of the defense authorization act, a waiver sanctions can be granted if the president makes a determination and reports to congress that a country has significantly reduced its volume of crude oil purchases. now, because of the sanctions, iran's oil exports have dropped by 60% over the past year. i commend state department greatly, and this administration, for doing what it had to do to get countries to comply. in december waivers for china and several other cooperating countries were renewed for another 180 days, but over the past three months, china's imports of iranian crude have steadily increased, as i understand it, from 354,000 barrels per day in february, to 415,000 barrels per day in april. i would ask you, mr. secretary, what constitutes significant reduction? and shouldn't significant reduction be defined differently at this point given where the iranians are in their nuclear program? and with the add digsal now outside information that iraq is producing three million barrels more per day.
he talked about significant reductions and i would acknowledge that under section 1245-d of the defense authorization act, a waiver sanctions can be granted if the president makes a determination and reports to congress that a country has significantly reduced its volume of crude oil purchases. now, because of the sanctions, iran's oil exports have dropped by 60% over the past year. i commend state department greatly, and this administration, for doing what it had to do to get countries to...
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the senate armed services committee will do an overview of defense authorization. chuck hagel will be at that as well as general martin dempsey, at that hearing. the house oversight and government reform committee is having a hearing on postal service insolvency. to find out when and where all of that will be airing, go to our website, c-span.org, for more details. chuck in massachusetts, a democrat. thought.ust a when you consider how 9/11 and brought the american public together, the last thing al qaeda would want to do would be to recreate that feeling of united ness. they like us divided. was shown as ait relatively easy, but they did in boston yesterday. like hawk-eye wanted to do something like that, they could do it relatively easily. i don't think they want to do it, because it would backfire on them. that's my thought. host: all right. that's the point of the show, to get everybody stopped and a variety of opinions this morning. one more story to give you before we go on to talk to two members of congress. poisonlope containing mailed to the senate this of
the senate armed services committee will do an overview of defense authorization. chuck hagel will be at that as well as general martin dempsey, at that hearing. the house oversight and government reform committee is having a hearing on postal service insolvency. to find out when and where all of that will be airing, go to our website, c-span.org, for more details. chuck in massachusetts, a democrat. thought.ust a when you consider how 9/11 and brought the american public together, the last...
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i can't help but question whether spending millions more in defense from united states to mexico is really the best use of dollars, but i do know that each one of us can write what we want, and each one of us may have a different bill. you have a bill that's a product of compromise, very difficult concessions by all involvedand i mentioned senator schumer and senator schumer, durbin, graham, and plate, but also, senator feinstein and senator senator menendez, senator rubio, senator bennett, all worked on this. so now we're bringing to the public this immigration hearing. it's the fourth we've had this year. we will hold hearings on monday. we will find time for secretary napolitano to come before the committee and discuss that with senator grassley. and so i hope these will give the public an opportunity to learn about it. certainly, every one of us loves to want to say we -- every one of us will have plenty of time to analyze this bill before we actually start marking it up in may. but just remember, immigration is an ongoing source of renewal of our spirit, our creativity, and also, our
i can't help but question whether spending millions more in defense from united states to mexico is really the best use of dollars, but i do know that each one of us can write what we want, and each one of us may have a different bill. you have a bill that's a product of compromise, very difficult concessions by all involvedand i mentioned senator schumer and senator schumer, durbin, graham, and plate, but also, senator feinstein and senator senator menendez, senator rubio, senator bennett, all...